self help
Self help, because you are your greatest asset.
How I Am Improving Myself
Up until February of this year, I resided out west with my mother, step-father and four younger siblings. I was 19, had quit my job as a babysitter, and was mooching off my mother for four months as my impending moving day inched ever closer. I was getting paid $10 a day for 12-24 hour shifts with three children, frequently living at their house (for free). I often was not paid on time, my bosses (the children’s parents) were abusive towards each other, and I got the dreadful end of the consistently. I have been physically, mentally and sexually abused (only since moving across the country) and was drained from a decade of consistent abuse from one source or another.
By Eadlyen Greenwood8 years ago in Motivation
Starting Over... Again
What is life like for me? At this point my life is a constant roller coaster; every day is a struggle and a battle with myself. I always apply the most pressure on myself because I have always been my biggest critic, doubter and everything negative that could possibly happen. Looking back on the things that have happened in my life I still continue to have no regrets and try and learn from it no matter how emotional it makes me—no matter how much hurt it causes me I learn to deal with it. Some say this isn’t the healthy way to go about things but it’s always worked for me and when it didn’t I try and find a different way of going about things in a more healthier way. I spent the last year being a person that I thought I let go of, and since coming out of that situation it's been a crazy experience finding myself again and being accepting of what I love about me that others saw as weird or made me feel was wrong.
By Chelley René8 years ago in Motivation
Who Am I?
A lot of people say cheesy things like “follow your heart and it will lead you to your unanswered questions” or “follow your passion and you will find your purpose” but what if I don’t believe in that anymore? What if that has always been a lie? A lie to keep people in this world, to keep them from thinking that they don’t even exist.
By Meli Espinoza8 years ago in Motivation
Under the Weather
Under the weather. What does that mean? Google will tell you it means, “slightly unwell,” or, “low in spirits.” Everyone feels “under the weather” on occasion. I feel it most when the weather itself isn’t nice. I feel it in the winter when the cold gets under my skin, and my hair gets brittle. I feel it when the days are short and dark and I can’t pull myself out of bed. “But winter isn’t all that bad!” Well, I guess I can agree.
By Karlea A8 years ago in Motivation
Dear My Younger Self
An open letter to my younger self, my nephews, or anyone. I’m going to go through a bunch of stuff that I’ve noticed in my life. Things that may or may not have happened to me. Things that I’ve observed, and some simple grandiose opinions that I have that carry absolutely no weight other than I’ve decided to say these things on a platform.
By Vincent Graziano8 years ago in Motivation
Self Love
When asking people about loving thyself as one would want to be loved. I received these gifts. All things are possible. Love is more than most perceive. Love is in all things. The energy that runs through you, runs through me, animating me to be the love I wish to see in the world.
By Jessie Malulani Cleveland8 years ago in Motivation
4 Ways to Feel More Empowered
Hi my name is Ashaki and I am a holistic health practitioner. I have been speaking to multiple people and there is a constant theme of people feeling disempowered. So, I sat and I thought about all of the ways I have been able to maintain the SUPER feeling of empowerment. I literally walk around with a huge E on my chest (insert laughter here)! Well I may not walk around with an E on my chest but my confidence, my tenacity, and my overall strength shows and permeates my very being. So, what is the secret? Shhhh, don’t tell anyone this — there is NO SECRET! But, there are some simple and practical ways to improve your views and help you to feel more empowered.
By Ashaki Ali8 years ago in Motivation
Write Your Own Legacy
Imagine a book with several billion pages, each page having a unique story engraved onto its delicate pages. With each flip of a page, there is a different font, different images, and a different energy that is emitted from each message. There are no two stories that are exactly alike, each being its own original that cannot possibly be replicated. Each is special. Beautiful in its uniqueness. Magnificent in its simplicity.
By Nicole Addison8 years ago in Motivation
5 Ways to Stop Overthinking (Part 1)
Lying in bed and overanalyzing your voice tone during an elevator pitch, or sitting at work and going through an argument with a complete stranger that happened last week. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? You’re building ideas about people and yourself out of thin air, with little to no evidence to support your notions. I would be completely lying if I’d say that I am absolutely not guilty of such self-destruction. Why did I just refer to overthinking as a form of self-destruction you might ask. Since it doesn’t really do anything harmful? Since it doesn’t necessarily affect me on a daily basis? The truth is—it does. Your thoughts are preoccupied with moments that are long gone, and you will never get a chance to relive them all over again, unless you are in one of those time-travelling movies, where you are stuck in the same day, and you have to figure out how to fix some aspect of it in order to move on to the next one.
By Anastasiia Shved8 years ago in Motivation
Good Enough
Have you ever felt like you've been rejected or treated unfairly by friends, (-ex) boyfriend/girlfriends, family, co-workers etc? Yeah, well you're not alone. Let me tell you a story about myself. I worked as a lab assistant for a year. I thought I had gotten a good job because it was my very first real full-time job, I felt blessed. As I was working there for a couple of months, I started to notice that I was being treated differently. The technicians felt better than the lab assistants and treated us like we were slaves. They were rude as they demanded tasks from us. I started to get fed up with how my White co-workers were snobby towards me specifically. I would tell my supervisor about it and she always gave the excuse of them having a bad day. A bad day? I have lots of bad days and I smiled and treated everyone equally with respect. My supervisor loved playing favorites and gave them all the possible excuses in the world. My supervisor never said good morning to me in the mornings, but would say good morning to others. She would walk right past me and not even acknowledge my presence. Sometimes she would even avoid giving me any sort of contact. Every time she would say something to me was when she was complaining about what I did or if I made a simple mistake. So when she would talk to me, I got anxiety because I was afraid of doing something wrong. She wasn’t encouraging or supportive and I dreaded talking to her. Later on, I noticed that a White male co-worker did his rounds of greeting everyone… except me! I thought maybe it’s because he thinks I’m busy. Nope! I would talk to another co-worker and he would rudely interrupt me in mid-sentence just to say hello and ask how they are doing, right in front of me like I wasn’t there. I wanted to say something to him every single time, but I couldn’t—I was too scared because he could turn it around to make it seem like I have the problem. Then I would get the blame or be seen as the aggressor and I could lose my job. I didn’t want to chance it, so I just let it happen and faked being happy at this company. I would smile, treat everyone nicely, and was friendly as I could possibly be. I held my anger, frustration, depression, and sadness all inside me and I felt like I was going to explode. I was miserable working at this place and the people there didn't make it any better for me. On top of that, I was living with my ex-boyfriend (who I was still in love with at the time) with whom I have a child with and he treated me like crap! When I would arrive to his house after work, I would cry before I got out of my car. I was emotionally and physically drained from work, from my peers, my ex, and top of that being a mother to my two-year-old. My ex would belittle me all the time to where I felt like everything I did was wrong. He would constantly make me feel like I wasn’t normal. And I supported him and was constantly doing things for him that he was lazy to do for himself. I will go into more detail about my toxic relationship in another post someday, but all I'll say is there are so many people who feel like they don't belong. Never treat someone bad because you don't know what their life is like personally. Showing someone a little kindness could make someone happy; just by saying "Hello" or "Good morning," just to let them know they are recognized. Smiling as you walk past someone could make someone's day. I value doing acts of kindness while I go out because when I was suffering from work and my ex, the people who were nice to me helped me forget that people disliked me for odd reasons.
By Ameenah M.8 years ago in Motivation
